# 1997 Villafranca Tirrena mayoral election

[Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it.md) / [Sicilia](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia.md) / [Villafranca Tirrena](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/villafranca-tirrena.md), November 30, 1997

Domenico Battaglia won with 60.5% of the vote, 21.1 points ahead of Pietro Merlino.

> Results are by municipality, from the Interior Ministry's open data file for this round of municipal elections; where the file reports polling sections, they are summed by municipality. The winner is the candidate the open data marks as elected mayor.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domenico Battaglia | 3,378 | 60.5% | Elected |
| Pietro Merlino | 2,202 | 39.5% |  |

Valid votes: 5,580

Turnout: 84.4% (5,751 of 6,810 registered)

## This race in other years

- [May 26, 2002](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/villafranca-tirrena/2002-05-26-local/sindaco.md): Pietro Giovanni La Tona, 67.8%
- November 30, 1997: Domenico Battaglia, 60.5%

## Also on the ballot in Italy on November 30, 1997

- [Villafranca Tirrena municipal council](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/villafranca-tirrena/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)
- [Local races across Italy](https://electionsarchive.com/it/1997-11-30-local.md) (372)

## Sources

- [Eligendo: archivio storico delle elezioni, open data](https://elezionistorico.interno.gov.it/eligendo/opendata.php), Ministero dell'Interno. License: No license stated. Data that Italian public bodies publish without a license are open by default (art. 52 of the Codice dell'amministrazione digitale).

## On the ballot in Villafranca Tirrena

- 1997 Villafranca Tirrena mayoral election
- [1997 Villafranca Tirrena municipal council election](https://electionsarchive.com/it/sicilia/villafranca-tirrena/1997-11-30-local/consiglio-comunale.md)

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